Does alcohol stop growth?

Do you know why people get drunk? Because gravity pulls on our bodies and we need to counteract it with something. Okay, that’s not actually true. But there are many myths surrounding alcohol consumption and its effects on the body. One of these myths is whether or not drinking alcoholic beverages stops growth in children and adolescents. Let’s take a closer look at this topic, shall we?

The origins of this myth

This rumor has been around for quite some time, as far back as the early 1900s when American prohibitionists were pushing their anti-alcohol agenda. Some even went so far as to claim that if a pregnant woman had just one drink, her baby would be born stunted! Of course, these claims were later debunked by MEDICAL RESEARCHERS who knew what they were talking about, but the myth regarding stunted growth persisted.

The false belief originated from observations that lower socioeconomic groups often consumed more alcohol than wealthier individuals did. These poor families also tended to have shorter heights compared to their wealthy counterparts because of poor nutrition access. However, no studies proved directly related between low height due to undernourishment and consuming alcoholic drinks.

What happens when you drink alcohol?

Before tackling whether or not booze affects development let’s remind ourselves how it works on our metabolic system generally.

Alcoholic drinks affect everyone differently based upon several factors such as weight/size ratio (BMI) / sex/ age/genetic makeup/disposition mixtures/drinking rate/mixing/alcohol tolerance/the amount & strength/type consumed among other elements within personal circumstances; therefore results can differ across individuals following consumption.

When someone ingests an alcoholic beverage,“the ethanol molecules impair communication pathways between neurons“ while being accelerated through metabolism once received into the liver,” Francisca Jofre Parsons discovered during research conducted in 2018 which involved mice.” Ethanol molecules are like a zephyr, and the alcohol spreads everywhere throughout your body’s water.

Our livers then expend a substantial amount of energy breaking it down into acetate before filtering it out of our systems through urine, breath, or sweat. “The liver burns calories instead of fat when the body is processing alcohol,” said Dr.Seema Csukas in an interview with Healthline.”

Does Alcohol Stop Growth?

Now that we’ve established what happens to the human body after ingesting alcoholic beverages let’s move on to whether or not booze stops growth.

There is insufficient scientific data proving drinking stunt physical growth at any time point until adulthood. Growing up involves genetic factors influencing height based upon heredity as well as environmental impacts such as nutrition consumption/stressors/physical activity levels among other influences which positively/negatively impact physiological development.

While excessive drinking can lead to many negative health consequences for teenagers/children (such as addiction), inhibiting their growth isn’t one of them.”

However, this doesn’t mean underage people should drink anyway- Drinking during early adolescence (especially if done excessively) may negatively affect brain development by interfering with normal cells formation and pruning that occurs naturally during puberty-regulating serotonin levels along with affecting abstract thinking abilities & increase emotional impulsivity according to medical research – so bottom line- Don’t mess around

What might happen if you drink too much?

This article wouldn’t be complete without looking at some risks involved with heavy alcohol consumption.

Let’s take a look at how seriously detrimental having frequent high doses over prolonged periods can be:

Brain cells Loss

Drinking heavily regularly affects neurogenesis (births new neuralcells/mschultz/Dropbox/punk_documenting_system/note_2) alongside ridding your brain critical neurons necessary towards cognitive function- The degree depends upon its extent-general mild impairment/severe damage potential/conditions like dementia among others according to multiple studies such as one published in “The Journal of Neuroscience” by Marta M. Jokowksi and many other researchers.

Risking Your Liver’s health

Alcohol substantially increases the workload for organs involved with processing it, particularly the liver – This increased interaction can lead to conditions such as Cirrosis. This disease scarifies liver tissues resulting in non-functional livers, which may ultimately require transplantation- NOT a procedure anyone wants to undergo!

Heart Problems

Drinking too much and too often makes your heart work harder than normal, increasing your risk of high blood pressure (hypertension), stroke, arrhythmias (abnormally fast or slow heartbeat) among other cardiac disorders.

Damage To The Central Nervous System

Drinking damages delicate nervous system components over time – When this occurs you will experience slurred speech/unstable movements/ disruptions within eyesight & reaction times making it increasingly challenging for people suffering from CNS damage/poisoning symptoms to live terrible lives.

Conclusion

So there we have it folks; while numerous myths surrounding alcohol consumption exist some are fake news – including that booze results in stopping growth.

While underage drinking may result in consequences affecting proper emotional development during early puberty-years – alcohol won’t directly hinder childhood physical growth until adulthood has reached anymore than being undernourished would do so.

But please keep drinking responsibly- As always TOO MUCH DRINKING is harmful! Remember kids practice safe drinking practices–and don’t forget,’alcohol isn’t a complete etiology whenever hindrances arise related towards optimal living.’

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